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We are taking a break from new clients this month! See you in 2026 :)
‼️KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW YOUR RISKS‼️
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
‼️KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW YOUR RISKS‼️
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
‼️KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW YOUR RISKS‼️
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
‼️KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW YOUR RISKS‼️
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
While many of us are traveling for the holidays, it is important to know your rights in the event that you are stopped in your car.
THANK YOU! Because of you, we exceeded our $3,000 Giving Tuesday goal and raised $3,590!
If you missed your chance to give yesterday, it’s not too late! Every dollar will fund clients in need of transportation in 2026. bit.ly/BALTGivingTu...
If you missed your chance to give yesterday, it’s not too late! Every dollar will fund clients in need of transportation in 2026. bit.ly/BALTGivingTu...
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
THANK YOU! Because of you, we exceeded our $3,000 Giving Tuesday goal and raised $3,590!
If you missed your chance to give yesterday, it’s not too late! Every dollar will fund clients in need of transportation in 2026. bit.ly/BALTGivingTu...
If you missed your chance to give yesterday, it’s not too late! Every dollar will fund clients in need of transportation in 2026. bit.ly/BALTGivingTu...
This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising $3,000 to provide Lyft codes for clients attending court hearings. A missed hearing can lead to an FTA & possible incarceration. With the unreliability of Baltimore's public transit, donating is a tangible way to interrupt criminalization. bit.ly/BALTGivingTues2025
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising $3,000 to provide Lyft codes for clients attending court hearings. A missed hearing can lead to an FTA & possible incarceration. With the unreliability of Baltimore's public transit, donating is a tangible way to interrupt criminalization. bit.ly/BALTGivingTues2025
We are taking a break from new clients this month! See you in 2026 :)
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We are taking a break from new clients this month! See you in 2026 :)
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Come through @redemmas.org 11/28 and hang w/ @baltimoredsa.org for a screening of WTO/99 and discussion with @prophetkotto.bsky.social, @jessdouglas.bsky.social, and @bsoderberg.bsky.social!
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Come through @redemmas.org 11/28 and hang w/ @baltimoredsa.org for a screening of WTO/99 and discussion with @prophetkotto.bsky.social, @jessdouglas.bsky.social, and @bsoderberg.bsky.social!
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
$10-$15 suggested donation to @baltlegal.bsky.social: bit.ly/WTOBALT
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/wto-99
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyers at any of the following events in November!
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyers at any of the following events in November!
"If you were to ask substance users what they need, would they want more surveillance? Or do they want communities of care and systems of care, and resources they should be entitled to within their human rights?"- BALT Community Lawyer
baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-a...
baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-a...
Baltimore's attempt to treat drug users with compassion still centers courts and cops
The War on Drugs has ravaged Baltimore’s Black communities for more than a century. Thousands of residents have been pushed into the destabilizing pipeline of the criminal justice system, all under th...
baltimorebeat.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"If you were to ask substance users what they need, would they want more surveillance? Or do they want communities of care and systems of care, and resources they should be entitled to within their human rights?"- BALT Community Lawyer
baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-a...
baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-a...
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyers at any of the following events in October!
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyers at any of the following events in October!
Gov. Moore announced he is reinstating state resources to join Baltimore law enforcement. We recognize this as what it is: Copaganda being used to distort our sense of what threatens us and what keeps us safe. Gov. Moore, where do your priorities lie?
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gov. Moore announced he is reinstating state resources to join Baltimore law enforcement. We recognize this as what it is: Copaganda being used to distort our sense of what threatens us and what keeps us safe. Gov. Moore, where do your priorities lie?
Join us TOMORROW for a special webinar with CEA! Register to join the conversation @ causeengagement.com/webinars
@baltlegal.bsky.social is a grassroots nonprofit redefining how law can be used as a tool for justice.
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join us TOMORROW for a special webinar with CEA! Register to join the conversation @ causeengagement.com/webinars
Reposted by Baltimore Action Legal Team
@baltlegal.bsky.social is a grassroots nonprofit redefining how law can be used as a tool for justice.
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
September 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@baltlegal.bsky.social is a grassroots nonprofit redefining how law can be used as a tool for justice.
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
To learn more, scan the QR code or visit CauseEngagement.com/webinars.
Please share.
#SocialJustice #BailReform #BlackLives #Baltimore #MovementLawyering #BALT
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyer and paralegal at any of the following events in September!
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/events
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/events
September 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Are you or a loved one in need of FREE direct legal services like warrant recalls and expungements? We want to help 💜 visit our community lawyer and paralegal at any of the following events in September!
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/events
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/events
“Adultification of Black youth is a real thing—it distances us from our babies,” Freeman said. “We have to ask: Do we want them in a cage, or do we want them thriving? I want my child to be able to be a child.”
afro.com/maryland-juv...
afro.com/maryland-juv...
Advocates warn of racial harm in new juvenile monitoring guidelines
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services introduces new guidelines for electronic ankle monitoring, including expanded use of detention for reoffenders.
afro.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Adultification of Black youth is a real thing—it distances us from our babies,” Freeman said. “We have to ask: Do we want them in a cage, or do we want them thriving? I want my child to be able to be a child.”
afro.com/maryland-juv...
afro.com/maryland-juv...
What happens when a 15-year-old is charged with a violent crime? In MD, they might skip juvenile court entirely. Trying kids as adults raises important legal and moral questions. Punishment often replaces rehabilitation. This blog breaks down the basics.
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/new-blog/202...
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/new-blog/202...
Juvenile vs. Adult Court in Maryland: What Happens When a Teen Is Charged With a Crime? — Baltimore Action Legal Team
In Maryland, some teens go straight to adult court. Learn when juveniles are tried as adults, how reverse waivers work, and what’s at stake.
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org
August 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What happens when a 15-year-old is charged with a violent crime? In MD, they might skip juvenile court entirely. Trying kids as adults raises important legal and moral questions. Punishment often replaces rehabilitation. This blog breaks down the basics.
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/new-blog/202...
www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/new-blog/202...
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The reality is that bail doesn't keep people safe. It's not a system built on "justice."
Instead, it perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time that ruins lives and makes communities less safe.
Learn more here 👇
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/inco...
Instead, it perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time that ruins lives and makes communities less safe.
Learn more here 👇
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/inco...
Detaining the Poor: How money bail perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time
Report showing poverty of those detained pretrial in local jails.
www.prisonpolicy.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The reality is that bail doesn't keep people safe. It's not a system built on "justice."
Instead, it perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time that ruins lives and makes communities less safe.
Learn more here 👇
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/inco...
Instead, it perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time that ruins lives and makes communities less safe.
Learn more here 👇
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/inco...
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Cash bail doesn't make communities safer – it throws them deeper into poverty.
This is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to overturn criminal legal reforms that actually work to reduce incarceration and keep communities safe.
This is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to overturn criminal legal reforms that actually work to reduce incarceration and keep communities safe.
Trump signs executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail in D.C. and across the nation
The move is Trump's latest effort to reshape how the capital operates.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Cash bail doesn't make communities safer – it throws them deeper into poverty.
This is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to overturn criminal legal reforms that actually work to reduce incarceration and keep communities safe.
This is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to overturn criminal legal reforms that actually work to reduce incarceration and keep communities safe.
Tonight!!!!! YOU HAVE PLANS!!! Pull up to Red Emma's TONIGHT doors at 6:30 film @ 7!
🎬🎞️ Join us for a film screening of A Vision Of Grace @ Red Emma’s! 🎬🎞️ Friday, August 22 @ 7
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
Black August Film Screening: A Vision Of Grace
BALT Presents: A Black August Screening of A Vision Of Grace!
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August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tonight!!!!! YOU HAVE PLANS!!! Pull up to Red Emma's TONIGHT doors at 6:30 film @ 7!
❗❗PACK THE ROOM❗❗
Baltimore City Hall- Council Chambers Wed, Aug 27 @ 5
Join us in calling on our council members to use their new power over BPD to expand 988 crisis response services & remove police from mental & behavioral health crises.
Care, not cages!
secure.everyaction.com/Wrx7oi-vy0CF...
Baltimore City Hall- Council Chambers Wed, Aug 27 @ 5
Join us in calling on our council members to use their new power over BPD to expand 988 crisis response services & remove police from mental & behavioral health crises.
Care, not cages!
secure.everyaction.com/Wrx7oi-vy0CF...
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
❗❗PACK THE ROOM❗❗
Baltimore City Hall- Council Chambers Wed, Aug 27 @ 5
Join us in calling on our council members to use their new power over BPD to expand 988 crisis response services & remove police from mental & behavioral health crises.
Care, not cages!
secure.everyaction.com/Wrx7oi-vy0CF...
Baltimore City Hall- Council Chambers Wed, Aug 27 @ 5
Join us in calling on our council members to use their new power over BPD to expand 988 crisis response services & remove police from mental & behavioral health crises.
Care, not cages!
secure.everyaction.com/Wrx7oi-vy0CF...
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Announcing a #BlackAugust screening of #AVisionOfGrace in Baltimore, Friday, August 22 @ 7pm. Hosted by @baltlegal.bsky.social.
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Announcing a #BlackAugust screening of #AVisionOfGrace in Baltimore, Friday, August 22 @ 7pm. Hosted by @baltlegal.bsky.social.
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
📢ATTENTION!📢 new expungement rules go into effect on OCTOBER 1!! This reform makes it so that Violations of Probation will no longer block convictions from expungement and 3 new misdemeanor convictions will be made eligible for expungement (see image).
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
📢ATTENTION!📢 new expungement rules go into effect on OCTOBER 1!! This reform makes it so that Violations of Probation will no longer block convictions from expungement and 3 new misdemeanor convictions will be made eligible for expungement (see image).
🎬🎞️ Join us for a film screening of A Vision Of Grace @ Red Emma’s! 🎬🎞️ Friday, August 22 @ 7
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
Black August Film Screening: A Vision Of Grace
BALT Presents: A Black August Screening of A Vision Of Grace!
bit.ly
August 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎬🎞️ Join us for a film screening of A Vision Of Grace @ Red Emma’s! 🎬🎞️ Friday, August 22 @ 7
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
Tickets are free and donations are HIGHLY appreciated! Every $10 is an entry to win exclusive BALT merch and gift cards from local small businesses/dear friends of BALT💜RSVP @ bit.ly/BALTfilmscreening
We will not be taking on new clients in the month of August as we catch up on clients from the first half of the year. If you or a loved one are seeking free legal services, please feel free to reach out and we will connect you with one of our partners. Thank you for helping us build capacity!
July 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We will not be taking on new clients in the month of August as we catch up on clients from the first half of the year. If you or a loved one are seeking free legal services, please feel free to reach out and we will connect you with one of our partners. Thank you for helping us build capacity!
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In Organizing 101 Session 3 on July 18, we will cover the basics of establishing a mutual aid project and how to plan direct actions. By the end of Session 3, you will be able to build a full strategic framework for your organizing project.
Register here:
www.baltimoreunityhall.org/calendar/org...
Register here:
www.baltimoreunityhall.org/calendar/org...
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In Organizing 101 Session 3 on July 18, we will cover the basics of establishing a mutual aid project and how to plan direct actions. By the end of Session 3, you will be able to build a full strategic framework for your organizing project.
Register here:
www.baltimoreunityhall.org/calendar/org...
Register here:
www.baltimoreunityhall.org/calendar/org...
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Prisons cannot hold up against sweltering heat – most of these facilities lack AC & are basically concrete coffins that will only become more inhospitable for people who are locked up.
July 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Prisons cannot hold up against sweltering heat – most of these facilities lack AC & are basically concrete coffins that will only become more inhospitable for people who are locked up.